On the left: three anchors of WPMI-TV, an NBC affiliate, on the station's billboard. On the right - a live Twitter feed with a breaking news tweet of tree people accused of gang rape. Not the anchors, of course. Some other three people. Filed as fail.

Billboardom continues its educational series with a collection of billboards from Soviet Russia. And in Soviet Russia, you don't stare at billboards; billboards stare at you. Much like in Cuba. Or Iran.

Kids. They can never take anything from the top of the pile. No, it always has to be that one in the middle. Wonder how many parents cringe when they see this billboard for milk, although you'd be forgiven to think it's for Lego, as we did.

Chevron Supreme Gasolene must have been so good that these dudes are, like, sniffing it. Either they, or whoever drew this billboard. Lots more here. There are retro billboards around Billboardom, too, if that's your thing.

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More and more people affected by the mortgage crisis are moving out of McMansions and into remodeled billboards vacated by the recession-hit advertising industry. (As irony would have it, this house above used to be a billboard for a mortgage broker.) The lucky ones find urban spots with excellent commutes. Others -- not so much. Yet others are upgrading to a more modern design.

There are two things in Switzerland: banks and holes. Some holes, like cheese holes, are famous, recession-proof, and enjoy brisk sales. Other holes, like the bread hole on this billboard, aren't doing so great and could use some publicity. Business as usual.